Shiba Munechika

Shiba Munechika (died 1176) was the daimyo of the Shiba clan of Owari Province.

Biography
Shiba Munechika was the daimyo of the Shiba clan of Owari Province in central Honshu at the time of the Heian Period, which saw the Minamoto, Taira, and Fujiwara clans compete for power in Japan. Munechika's relative Shiba Terasu was slain by the Kiso Minamoto at the Battle of Minokamo in 1176, so he became the new daimyo and led the Shiba forces in defending Inazawa from the Minamoto forces. However, he was killed in the ensuing siege by the Minamoto forces, and the Shiba clan was destroyed.